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Prosecutor release

Justice Department Conducts Court-Authorized Disruption of DNS Hijacking Network Controlled by a Russian Military Intelligence Unit

US DOJ, April 7, 2026. Establishes the court-authorized neutralization of the US-based portion of the GRU router network..

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
April 7, 2026
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
6

Bibliographic record

Publisher
US DOJ
Published
April 7, 2026
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-conducts-court-authorized-disruption-dns-hijacking-network-controlled
What it supports
Establishes the court-authorized neutralization of the US-based portion of the GRU router network.
Dataset id
src_doj_gru_router_2026

How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 3 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

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Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

Organization roles

4 citations

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Infrastructure

1 citation

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